By Staff Writers, Published by Space Daily, 20 May 2021 London UK (SPX) - The UK's space sector has seen growth in jobs and income while investing more in research and development, leaving it well-placed to grow strongly as we recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, Science Minister Amanda Solloway announced
By Aaron Mehta, Published by C4ISRNET, 14 May 2021 WASHINGTON — The United Kingdom’s recent guiding plan for its military included both cuts to existing systems and investments in new technologies, with a special emphasis on increasing the U.K.’s capabilities in space. During an April visit to Washington, Air Chief
By Staff Writers, Published by Space Daily, 1 May 2021 Berlin, Germany (SPX) - Many new satellites are smaller and lighter than ever before. They are usually launched as 'co-passengers' together with other, larger satellites whose operators define the launch conditions. But a distinct class of launcher systems have now
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 1 April 2021 "From the evidence we have available, it sure looks like Russia is a bigger counterspace threat than China, which is contrary to a lot of the public discussion that focuses almost entirely on China," said SWF's Brian Weeden. WASHINGTON: With
Published in Russia Today, 25 March 2021 After a successful launch, a Russian Soyuz rocket is on its way to low Earth orbit to drop off 36 satellites created by UK firm OneWeb, set to join a “constellation” of small devices designed to expand internet coverage worldwide. Moscow’s space agency
Gunsmoke-J, a U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command and Assured Position Navigation and Timing/Space Cross Functional Team joint capability technology demonstration satellite, launched into orbit March 22. (U.S. Army) By Nathan Strout, Published by C4ISRNET, 24 March 2021 WASHINGTON — The U.S Army launched an experimental satellite that will
by Nivell Rayda, Published by Channel News Asia, 18 March 2021 JAKARTA: Indonesia’s National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) said the benefits of the country's first spaceport in Biak, Papua, are greater than the downsides, while locals are divided over the project. The planned rocket launch site will be located
By George Allison, Published by UK Defence Journal, 16 March 2021 The UK is planning to establish a new Space Command by Summer 2021. The 100-page Integrated Review document sets out the UK’s national security and foreign policy approach. The following is an excerpt from the document. “Since 2010, space
